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NWS Forecast

FZUS56 KMTR 231631
CWFMTR

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
831 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009

POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS AND OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MONTEREY BAY

PZZ500-240000-
831 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST AND BAYS INCLUDING
MONTEREY BAY...GULF OF THE FARALLONES...AND CORDELL BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARIES...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS OVER THE EASTERN
PACIFIC PRODUCING NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS.
THE STRONGEST NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF POINT SUR.
MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS AND ALSO
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR.



PZZ570-240000-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
831 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009

TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
11 FT AT 11 SECONDS.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 8
TO 10 FT AT 17 SECONDS.

TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
10 FT AT 17 SECONDS.

TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
8 TO 10 FT.

WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9
FT.

THANKSGIVING DAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W
SWELL 11 TO 13 FT.

FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 10 TO
12 FT.



PZZ540-240000-
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
831 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009

TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
11 FT AT 11 SECONDS.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT LATE.
WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...EASING. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 17 SECONDS.

TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 3 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 17 SECONDS.

TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 9 FT.

WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 7 TO
9 FT. SWELL 2 FT OR LESS.

THANKSGIVING DAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W
SWELL 10 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 9 TO
11 FT. 



PZZ545-240000-
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM-
831 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO
10 FT AT 11 SECONDS.

TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 7
TO 9 FT AT 17 SECONDS.

TUE
N WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 TO 9 FT
AT 17 SECONDS.

TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT IN THE EVENING...
BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 TO 9 FT.

WED
N WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NW. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...
BECOMING 3 FT. W SWELL 7 TO 9 FT.

THANKSGIVING DAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. W
SWELL 7 TO 9 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 9 TO
11 FT.

..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST
..

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 SECONDS.

ACROSS THE BAR...COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF
11 SECONDS. SEAS OCCASIONALLY UP TO 14 FEET DURING MAXIMUM EBB
CURRENT OF 0.9 KNOTS AT 8:55 AM THIS MORNING AND 1.4 KNOTS AT 8:46
PM MONDAY EVENING.



PZZ575-240000-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
831 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009

TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND
WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL
8 TO 10 FT AT 17 SECONDS.

TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO 11 FT
AT 17 SECONDS.

TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
8 TO 9 FT.

WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT.

THANKSGIVING DAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT.
NW SWELL 12 TO 14 FT.

FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 12 TO
14 FT. 



PZZ560-240000-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM-
831 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009

TODAY
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT LATE.
WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 17 SECONDS.

TUE
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 17 SECONDS.

TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.

WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES
2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT. SWELL 2 FT OR LESS.

THANKSGIVING DAY
NW WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 8 TO
10 FT.

FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 9 TO 11
FT.



PZZ565-240000-
POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM-
831 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009

TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO
11 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 7
TO 9 FT AT 17 SECONDS.

TUE
NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
3 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 17 SECONDS.

TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR
LESS. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT.

WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT
OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.

THANKSGIVING DAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. W
SWELL 10 TO 12 FT.

FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 10 TO
12 FT. 



PZZ530-240000-
SAN FRANCISCO SAN PABLO SUISUN BAY AND THE WEST DELTA-
831 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009

TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT.

TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE.

TUE
NE WINDS 5 KT.

TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 KT.

WED
NE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING W BY EVENING.

THANKSGIVING DAY
SW WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON.

FRI
NW WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON.



PZZ535-240000-
MONTEREY BAY-
831 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009

TODAY
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 17 SECONDS.

TUE
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 17 SECONDS.

TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT.

WED
NE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND
WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT.

THANKSGIVING DAY
N WINDS 5 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NW 10
KT. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.



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